Natural Resources - Generally
Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Tree Expert Licenses - Application and Renewal Fee Alterations and Insurance Requirements [HB-561]
Specifying the maximum amounts of fees for a tree expert license established by the Department of Natural Resources by regulation; authorizing the Department to permanently revoke or temporarily suspend a tree expert license if the license holder fails to maintain liability, property, or workers' compensation insurance in a certain manner; and requiring the Department to prepare an annual report on the number of licenses issued and certain receipts and expenses and submit the report to the General Assembly by November 1 each year.
Sponsored by: Rep. Courtney Watson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 511 on 05/09/2024
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Boating - Migratory Waterfowl Season - Prohibited Acts [HB-590]
Prohibiting a person from operating a vessel within 500 yards of a stationary blind or blind site that is occupied and being used for hunting migratory waterfowl during open season.
Sponsored by: Rep. Christopher Adams
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/04/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
State and Local Parks - Play Area Accessibility - Recreation Communication Boards Pilot Program [HB-420]
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources and local governing bodies to construct communication boards in certain newly constructed public play areas; defining "communication board" as a device that displays photos, symbols, or illustrations to enable individuals with limited language skills to communicate; establishing the Maryland Recreation Communication Boards Pilot Program, subject to funding, to improve play area accessibility by covering the cost of purchasing and installing communication boards at State and local parks; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 568 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Chesapeake Bay Trust - Authority to Retain Outside Counsel [HB-433]
Altering the powers and duties of the Chesapeake Bay Trust by authorizing the Trust to retain outside counsel as necessary.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Fraser-hidalgo
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/19/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Fish and Wildlife - Endangered and Threatened Species - Definitions, Petitions, and Regulations [HB-345]
Requiring certain petitions to review the listing or unlisting of endangered or threatened species to contain certain information regarding the distribution, life needs, habitat requirements, and status of the species; requiring the Secretary of Natural Resources to review and, if warranted, update certain regulations listing endangered or threatened species on or before July 1, 2026, and every 5 years thereafter; and altering the definitions of "fish" and "wildlife" for certain purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Joseline Pena-Melnyk
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 620 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Wildlife - Traveling Animal Acts - Prohibition [HB-379]
Prohibiting a person from allowing for the participation of a bear, a cougar, an elephant, a jaguar, a leopard, a lion, a nonhuman primate, a tiger, or a hybrid of any of these animals in a traveling animal act; and providing a civil penalty of $2,000 per violation.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 597 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Estates and Trusts - Vessel Transfers - Excise Tax and Title Fee Exemption [HB-294]
Prohibiting the imposition of an excise tax or title fee for the transfer of certain vessels to a trust or from a trust to certain beneficiaries under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steven Arentz
First Reading Environment And Transportation And Ways And Means on 01/12/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
State Boat Act - Abandoned or Sunken Recreational Vessels - Identification and Removal [HB-293]
Authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to remove abandoned or sunken recreational vessels secured to certain apparatuses or left anchored and unattended for more than 60 days under certain circumstances; and requiring the Department to consider and document certain factors when determining whether a recreational vessel is abandoned or sunken under certain provisions of law.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steven Arentz
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Chesapeake Bay Trust - Authority to Retain Outside Counsel [SB-329]
Altering the powers and duties of the Chesapeake Bay Trust by authorizing the Trust to retain outside counsel as necessary.
Sponsored by: Sen. Pamela Beidle
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/04/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Wildland Areas - Belt Woods Wildland [SB-300]
Authorizing the Department of Natural Resources, with prior approval of the Maryland Historical Trust and after an internal departmental review, to authorize within the Belt Woods Wildland archeological inventories, studies, and research that involve surface examination or limited subsurface sampling, salvage and excavation of archeological sites, and stabilization and restoration of historic structures existing as of December 1, 1985; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 112 on 04/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Submerged Aquatic Vegetation - Alteration or Removal Requirements [HB-109]
Authorizing certain persons to alter certain submerged aquatic vegetation in a certain manner and in accordance with certain requirements; authorizing a public utility company or telecommunications carrier to alter certain submerged aquatic vegetation in a certain manner and in accordance with certain requirements; and altering certain requirements related to the alteration or removal of certain submerged aquatic vegetation.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 83 on 04/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Maryland State Parks - Funds and Plan Alterations [HB-228]
Extending the date by which the Park System Critical Maintenance Fund must be expended to before July 1, 2029; authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to expend up to $400,000 from the Park System Critical Maintenance Fund under certain circumstances; authorizing the Park System Capital Improvements and Acquisition Fund to be used for State projects on lands managed by the Department for public purposes; authorizing the Great Maryland Outdoors Fund to be used for promoting outdoor environmental education in the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 402 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Coast Smart Council - Duties and Authority [SB-299]
Altering the duties of the Coast Smart Council to include the development of eligibility criteria, standards, and procedures for categorical exemptions from the application of the Coast Smart requirements for proposed capital projects that have been designed to include adaptation and resiliency features to prevent or mitigate damage to the maximum extent practicable; and authorizing the Council to recommend certain regulations for adoption by the Secretary of Natural Resources.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 111 on 04/09/2024
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Department of Natural Resources - Maryland Geological Survey Fund - Establishment [HB-117]
Establishing the Maryland Geological Survey Fund to finance certain direct and indirect costs, including long-term budgeting and planning for survey projects, procurements, and equipment purchases; establishing the Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund in the Department of Natural Resources; and requiring interest earnings of the Fund to be credited to the Fund.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 85 on 04/09/2024
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Department of Natural Resources - Pay-For-Success Contracts - Procurement Exemption [HB-235]
Exempting pay-for-success contracts negotiated or entered into by the Department of Natural Resources from certain provisions of the General Procurement Law.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 87 on 04/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program – Climate, Equity, and Administrative Provisions [HB-233]
Authorizing the Critical Area Commission to adopt regulations governing the transfer of development rights, fee in lieu payments, the assessment of and adaption of the critical area for climate resiliency, enhancing resilience in the critical area, and environmental justice and equity initiatives; establishing certain considerations of climate change, climate resiliency, and equity as general principles and minimum elements of local programs; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 424 on 05/09/2024
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Natural Resources - Maryland State Parks - Funds and Plan Alterations [SB-259]
Extending the date by which the Park System Critical Maintenance Fund must be expended to July 1, 2029; authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to expend up to $400,000 from the Park System Critical Maintenance Fund for a project that addresses critical maintenance concerns without prior approval of the Department of General Services; authorizing the Park System Capital Improvements and Acquisition Fund to be used for State projects on lands managed by the Department of Natural Resources for public purposes; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Favorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 04/05/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Department of Natural Resources - Pay-For-Success Contracts - Procurement Exemption [SB-253]
Exempting pay-for-success contracts negotiated or entered into by the Department of Natural Resources from certain provisions of the General Procurement Law.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 88 on 04/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Natural Resources - State Boat Act - Alterations [SB-304]
Altering and repealing certain definitions for purposes of the State Boat Act; repealing certain advertising and public hearing requirements for proposed regulations implementing provisions of the State Boat Act; altering the fees for manufacturer and dealer licenses, certificates of number, Maryland use stickers, and the issuance of certificates of title, transfers of title, or duplicate or corrected certificates of title; requiring that certain vessels equipped with a sail be numbered for identification; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Hearing 1/31 At 2:00 P.m. on 01/11/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Department of Natural Resources - Maryland Geological Survey Fund - Establishment [SB-305]
Establishing the Maryland Geological Survey Fund to finance certain direct and indirect costs, including long-term budgeting and planning for survey projects, procurements, and equipment purchases; establishing the Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund in the Department of Natural Resources; and requiring interest earnings of the Fund to be credited to the Fund.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 86 on 04/09/2024